FT Financing Innovation 2012

The Financial Times, in partnership with Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Education, presents the second annual Financing Innovation conference, taking place Thursday, December 6, 2012 at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business in Palo Alto, CA.

The conference will be chaired by Richard Waters, West Coast Managing Editor of the Financial Times and will bring together investors, forward-looking entrepreneurs and innovative start-ups to discuss the latest industry trends and technological advances that are shaping business strategies and offering investment opportunities in the current uncertain global environment.

The program will feature a combination of insightful presentations, interactive panel discussions and keynote interviews with leading entrepreneurs and financiers.

Key issues to be addressed include:
• Emerging technologies, social trends and new business models that are shaping future innovations
• Profitable sectors and global markets which are now the focus of investors
• Financing alternatives for early-stage and growth companies
• The role of crowd-funding and angel syndicates in innovative financing
• The realistic possibilities for return that exist in key areas such as green technologies, big data and mobile

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:
Aaron Levie,Naval Ravikant,Rebecca Lynn,Tim Westergren,Bernhard Blaettel,Juliet de Baubigny,Egon Durban and many more.